Connaught Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | M Unicorn (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | C Fownes | 120 lbs | 17/10F | Won | Towards rear of midfield - ridden and good headway on wide outside from 2 1/2f out - led over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - driven when pressed 50yds - kept on well and asserted close home | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Quantum Patch (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | P C Ng | 130 lbs | 54/10 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - driven and stayed on strongly final furlong - pressed winner 50yds out - not quite able to challenge | ||
| 3rd | 3 | California Voce (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | A S Cruz | 130 lbs | 71/10 | 1 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden under 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - stayed on well final furlong - not clear run closing stages - nearest finish | ||
| 4th | 7 | All Beauty (AUS) | 6 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(5)lbs
|
F C Lor | 121 lbs | 15/1 | .75 | Held up towards rear - ridden under 2f out - pushed very wide entering straight - driven and stayed on well final furlong - nearest finish | |
| 5th | 8 | Solid Impact (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | D J Hall | 126 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | In touch in midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 6 | Ivy League (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Douglas Whyte | 127 lbs | 13/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to threaten | ||
| 7th | 5 | Lucky Eight (AUS) | 7 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
P F Yiu | 127 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | In touch - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and no extra final 100yds | |
| 8th | 2 | Tourbillon Prince (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | T P Yung | 132 lbs | 32/5 | 1.25 | Led - ridden under 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 9th | 1 | Silver Sonic (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | K W Lui | 132 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden under 2f out - switched wide and lost place entering straight - kept on at same pace from 1 1/2f out | ||
| 10th | 11 | U S S Constitution (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | J Size | 123 lbs | 31/1 | .75 | With leader - ridden under 2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 11th | 9 | Star Contact (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 126 lbs | 19/1 | 0.3 | Tracked leaders - ridden and pressed leaders under 2f out - weakened final furlong | ||
| 12th | 10 | Tradition (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | P C Ng | 124 lbs | 90/1 | 2.5 | Always towards rear |
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